Goaltender Jake Oettinger signed an eight-year, $66 million contract extension with the Dallas Stars that will pay him $8.25 million per season.
This is interesting because he’ll receive the same amount of money annually as both Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark who both just signed news deals while he will make less than Sergei Bobrovsky, Andrei Vasilevskiy, Connor Hellebuyck and Ilya Sorokin.
Oettinger is widely considered to be a top-five and maybe even top-three goalie in the entire NHL, so it’s strange that he seemed to settle for his contract in a way and stay in the path of the typical goalie market.
Meanwhile, Igor Shesterkin just reportedly rejected an eight-year $88 million contract that would have earned him $11 million a year, making him the highest paid goalie in NHL history.
How does this whole Oettinger situation impact Shesterkin and his value?
It really shouldn’t impact Shesterkin’s future all that much. The Rangers already reportedly offered him $11 million per season as it doesn’t make sense the organization would completely drop that original price due to Oettinger and his recent deal.
The only way this could have an effect on negotiations is if the Rangers are unwilling to up their offer from $11 million because of all of these recent goalie contracts and specifically Oettinger’s.
Shesterkin is viewed and valued in a different light than other goalies and the Rangers have reportedly been clear that they are willing to make him the highest paid player at his position in history.
Maybe the Rangers’ reported offer was groundbreaking, but Shesterkin wants to be paid like every other superstar in the NHL and could very well shake up how goalies are valued with his next contract.
